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Definitions for "Hot nodule"
Keywords:  nodules, thyroid, iodine, hyperthyroidism, rarely
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An lump in the thyroid gland which draws more iodine on a scan than normal thyroid tissue. Often involved in hyperthyroidism, hot nodules are very rarely cancerous.
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lump or mass of thyroid gland usually associated with hyperthyroidism.
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A lump in the thyroid gland that takes up more radioactive iodine on a scan than the normal surrounding thyroid tissue does. Hot nodules are rarely cancerous.
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